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Assess medical students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic medical education and evaluate the feasibility of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 25, 2020PLoS ONEOpen Access

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning

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AAAhmed AlsoufiAbu Dhabi University AAAli AlsuyihiliHamad Medical Corporation AMAhmed MsherghiThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Cross-sectional study reveals substantial barriers to electronic learning among medical students during pandemic disruption, highlighting the need for structured virtual clinical training platforms.

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Assess medical students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic medical education and evaluate the feasibility of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey utilizing paper-based and online formats distributed via email and social media.
Recruited N=3,348 medical students across more than 13 medical schools in Libya, evaluating socioeconomic data, electronic learning infrastructure, mental health status, and e-learning practices.
A majority of participants (64.7%) disagreed that e-learning could be easily implemented, although 54.1% agreed that interactive discussion remains achievable through online tools.
Only 21.1% of respondents agreed that e-learning could appropriately address clinical aspects, whereas 54.8% disagreed and 24.0% were neutral.
During the pandemic, only 27.7% had participated in structured online medical educational programs, whereas 65.0% reported using the internet for peer study groups and academic discussions.

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Alsoufi et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a08815d280cd4e998e8c48f https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242905

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Cross-sectional study reveals substantial barriers to electronic learning among medical students during pandemic disruption, highlighting the need for structured virtual clinical training platforms.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning

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